Japan Medical Expenditure by Type of Care
Monthly estimated medical expenditure by type of care — inpatient, outpatient, dental and pharmacy dispensing — with inpatient days, outpatient and dental visit days, prescriptions dispensed and the number of insured persons.
| Indicator | 03-2026 | 02-2026 | 01-2026 | 12-2025 | 11-2025 | 10-2025 | 09-2025 | 08-2025 | 07-2025 | 06-2025 | 05-2025 | 04-2025 | 03-2025 | 02-2025 | 01-2025 | 12-2024 | 11-2024 | 10-2024 | 09-2024 | 08-2024 | 07-2024 | 06-2024 | 05-2024 | 04-2024 | 03-2024 | 02-2024 | 01-2024 | 12-2023 | 11-2023 | 10-2023 | 09-2023 | 08-2023 | 07-2023 | 06-2023 | 05-2023 | 04-2023 | 03-2023 | |
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| Inpatient (medical) expenditure | 15,772.71 | 14,490.18 | 15,648.5 | 15,509.92 | 14,871.85 | 15,361.8 | 14,792.39 | 15,169.19 | 15,542.22 | 14,892.91 | 14,996.03 | 14,761.64 | 15,405.41 | 14,252.36 | 15,510.36 | 15,148.68 | 14,697.4 | 14,995.46 | 14,348.66 | 15,062.57 | 15,264.67 | 14,412.92 | 14,536.73 | 14,164.27 | 14,734.86 | 14,096.67 | 14,723.47 | 14,347.25 | 14,219.57 | 14,545.33 | 14,078.3 | 14,704.63 | 14,453.55 | 14,311.67 | 14,480.96 | 14,016.86 | 15,388.4 | |
| Outpatient (medical) expenditure | 13,822.35 | 12,643.06 | 13,023.93 | 13,610.39 | 12,831.69 | 13,722.8 | 13,076.81 | 12,419.93 | 13,467.15 | 13,013.59 | 12,947.78 | 13,032.23 | 13,351.34 | 12,080.44 | 12,914.45 | 13,501.23 | 12,839.91 | 13,428.73 | 12,476.36 | 12,448.06 | 13,529.02 | 12,620.13 | 13,000.25 | 12,920.47 | 13,310.86 | 12,747.46 | 12,910.85 | 13,411.53 | 12,984.61 | 13,334.07 | 13,120.05 | 13,036.24 | 13,168.46 | 13,254.71 | 12,847.46 | 12,391.59 | 13,690.13 | |
| Dental expenditure | 3,127.17 | 2,702.18 | 2,722.97 | 2,986.4 | 2,726.05 | 2,970.36 | 2,852.21 | 2,633.62 | 2,984.27 | 2,916.31 | 2,771.85 | 2,871.62 | 3,002.02 | 2,615.67 | 2,552.68 | 2,825.12 | 2,776.11 | 2,881.33 | 2,693.09 | 2,574.55 | 2,926.07 | 2,812.83 | 2,655.6 | 2,768.64 | 2,864.78 | 2,569.74 | 2,477.16 | 2,773.72 | 2,629.79 | 2,753.57 | 2,626.92 | 2,502.75 | 2,727.05 | 2,785.71 | 2,619.72 | 2,655.43 | 2,890.02 | |
| Pharmacy dispensing expenditure | 7,637.63 | 6,780.94 | 6,913.33 | 7,648.86 | 6,738.28 | 7,192.8 | 6,865.09 | 6,618.44 | 7,047.76 | 6,589.53 | 6,622.74 | 6,886.18 | 7,212.84 | 6,332.67 | 6,690.94 | 7,448.02 | 6,603.09 | 6,863.88 | 6,386.11 | 6,558.5 | 6,970.34 | 6,300.11 | 6,436.66 | 6,634.18 | 7,074.19 | 6,586.5 | 6,508.41 | 7,140.89 | 6,463.25 | 6,621.31 | 6,598.72 | 6,684.56 | 6,583.23 | 6,429.61 | 6,236.05 | 6,282.78 | 7,137.15 | |
| Days of treatment and prescriptions4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inpatient days | 3,424.35 | 3,158.47 | 3,416.17 | 3,372.95 | 3,284.9 | 3,339.5 | 3,253.61 | 3,373.92 | 3,379.15 | 3,259.25 | 3,349.83 | 3,276.57 | 3,462.28 | 3,178.77 | 3,467.17 | 3,386.57 | 3,277.92 | 3,348.94 | 3,277.6 | 3,409.01 | 3,405.73 | 3,266.81 | 3,348.08 | 3,268.01 | 3,425.51 | 3,242.4 | 3,406.19 | 3,347.74 | 3,277.3 | 3,367.47 | 3,278.6 | 3,380.08 | 3,372.81 | 3,272.76 | 3,345.68 | 3,255.26 | 3,499.01 | |
| Outpatient visit days | 13,182.39 | 11,999.26 | 12,004.07 | 13,048.37 | 12,379.12 | 13,095.94 | 12,467.69 | 11,737.63 | 12,987.42 | 12,635.43 | 12,535.41 | 12,708.97 | 13,284.92 | 11,696.22 | 12,288.15 | 13,650.49 | 12,860.99 | 13,292.33 | 12,240.19 | 12,099.28 | 13,527.51 | 12,661.99 | 12,766.23 | 12,824.22 | 13,131.76 | 12,314.03 | 12,224.18 | 13,338.71 | 12,701.1 | 13,208.21 | 12,726.5 | 12,389.66 | 13,064.22 | 13,164.39 | 12,702.29 | 12,250.75 | 13,560.42 | |
| Dental visit days | 3,495.17 | 3,063.78 | 3,171.5 | 3,376.29 | 3,125.79 | 3,415.32 | 3,273.42 | 3,034.7 | 3,452.01 | 3,372.77 | 3,236.99 | 3,341.51 | 3,473.05 | 3,051 | 3,055.58 | 3,293.58 | 3,269.06 | 3,399.15 | 3,167.75 | 3,054.45 | 3,494.33 | 3,366.1 | 3,232.48 | 3,359.1 | 3,449.68 | 3,107.79 | 3,082.51 | 3,353.28 | 3,214.43 | 3,365.3 | 3,202.11 | 3,062.6 | 3,348.99 | 3,402.47 | 3,239.35 | 3,256.71 | 3,517.65 | |
| Prescriptions dispensed | 7,623.11 | 7,014.39 | 6,904.42 | 7,543.07 | 7,128.44 | 7,346.9 | 6,973.38 | 6,618.26 | 7,226.86 | 7,002 | 7,062.91 | 7,234.13 | 7,675.72 | 6,725.87 | 7,072.16 | 8,014.97 | 7,299.32 | 7,451.21 | 6,802.44 | 6,804.75 | 7,513.37 | 6,961.88 | 7,125.38 | 7,195.87 | 7,458.64 | 7,022.72 | 6,918.39 | 7,636.47 | 7,102.02 | 7,323.57 | 7,030.67 | 6,876.03 | 7,213.26 | 7,190.2 | 6,993.19 | 6,776.93 | 7,546.1 | |
| Insured persons (enrollees) | 12,176.27 | 12,181.73 | 12,193.79 | 12,210.94 | 12,221.83 | 12,229.31 | 12,231.78 | 12,235.27 | 12,246.02 | 12,259.48 | 12,270.06 | 12,286.42 | 12,238.52 | 12,244.39 | 12,254.31 | 12,267.31 | 12,276.46 | 12,284.27 | 12,283.56 | 12,285.28 | 12,294.63 | 12,305.67 | 12,315.01 | 12,336.27 | 12,293.88 | 12,298.78 | 12,310.77 | 12,321.21 | 12,330.64 | 12,338.79 | 12,341.2 | 12,344.93 | 12,354.42 | 12,363.7 | 12,374.45 | 12,392.23 | 12,350.15 |
Latest reading
Inpatient (medical) expenditure stood at 15,772.71 100 million yen in Mar 2026. That is +8.9% from Feb 2026 and +2.4% from a year earlier. The series on this page is monthly and runs from Apr 2014 to Mar 2026.
- Latest
- 15,772.71 100 million yen
- Mar 2026
- vs previous period
- +8.9%
- Feb 2026
- vs a year earlier
- +2.4%
About this data
Monthly estimated medical expenditure by type of care — inpatient, outpatient, dental and pharmacy dispensing — with inpatient days, outpatient and dental visit days, prescriptions dispensed and the number of insured persons. Estimated medical expenditure (gaisan iryohi) compiled monthly by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare from claims processed by the review and payment organizations, covering medical insurance and public expenditure; about 98% of national medical expenditure. Monthly from April 2014 (fiscal year basis).
